If the mosque is filled with worshippers until there is no more space, is it permissible to pray between the pillars?
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The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the prohibition is about praying between the pillars, or "the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from praying between the pillars."
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited praying between the pillars."
The Shaykh : The prohibition of the Messenger from praying.
The student : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against it and prohibited it, andAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 5:50.
The Shaykh : Between the pillars.
The student: Yes.
The questioner : Suppose the mosque—for example—suppose the mosque... in the mosque, and a person, for example, finds that the space between the pillars and the second row is not between the pillars. Does the first row, which is between the pillars, take precedence, the precedence of the first row, or does the second row take the precedence? Just the answer... the precedence.
The Shaykh : You are assuming two things. I do not understand the first thing, that the mosque is small.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the second thing is that it is crowded with worshippers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My understanding of this from you is correct.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : If that is the case, then the first row is the first, even if it is between the pillars, because it meets two conditions. But we must address the issue from the beginning, not from the end. If there is space in the mosque, it is not permissible to form a row between the pillars. However, if there is no space in the mosque, the matter is broad. Have I answered your question?
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited praying between the pillars."
The Shaykh : The prohibition of the Messenger from praying.
The student : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against it and prohibited it, and
We used to be driven away from praying between the pillars
كنَّا نُطرد عن الصلاة بين السواريThe Shaykh : Between the pillars.
The student: Yes.
The questioner : Suppose the mosque—for example—suppose the mosque... in the mosque, and a person, for example, finds that the space between the pillars and the second row is not between the pillars. Does the first row, which is between the pillars, take precedence, the precedence of the first row, or does the second row take the precedence? Just the answer... the precedence.
The Shaykh : You are assuming two things. I do not understand the first thing, that the mosque is small.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the second thing is that it is crowded with worshippers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My understanding of this from you is correct.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : If that is the case, then the first row is the first, even if it is between the pillars, because it meets two conditions. But we must address the issue from the beginning, not from the end. If there is space in the mosque, it is not permissible to form a row between the pillars. However, if there is no space in the mosque, the matter is broad. Have I answered your question?
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
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